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The Role of Tax‐Benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social insurance contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
María Cecilia Deza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solidarity in Welfare States During and After the Global Pandemic: A Theoretical Investigation

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Welfare state policies are based on cultural ideals of solidarity; however, the extent of solidarity provided by welfare state institutions has varied substantially, both historically and across nations and policy fields. This article aims to answer the following questions: How did solidarity as an institutional norm in welfare states change ...
Birgit Pfau‐Effinger   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational adaptation, task complexity, and effective administration of unemployment programs in the American states

open access: yesJournal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 45, Issue 2, Spring 2026.
Abstract IT modernization reforms seek to improve administrative performance by improving the delivery of program benefits. Performance benefits manifest in a reduction in agency‐induced administrative errors, and a reduction in performance gaps between high and low complexity task caseloads.
George A. Krause, Ji Hyeun Hong
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Public Finance to Address the Global Finance Gap for Drinking Water Services

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Meeting SDG target 6.1 for drinking water requires addressing the finance gap between the funds available from tariffs, taxes and transfers, and the life‐cycle costs of sustaining these services. While there are li‐mitations to applying repayable finance to address this gap, governments can be well suited to support both drinking water ...
Kristina Nilsson
wiley   +1 more source

Goodbye connections, hello Bagehot: democratization, lender of last resort independence and bank failures in Spain in 1931

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 89-132, February 2026.
Abstract Did democratization reduce the likelihood of politically connected bank bailouts in the past? What role did private central banks play as independent lenders of last resort? To answer these questions, this article provides new detailed archival evidence on the causes of bank failures in Spain in July 1931.
Enrique Jorge‐Sotelo
wiley   +1 more source

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